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Rosa Reed Books in Order

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Find the Rosa Reed books by Lee Strauss in order, with summaries, character notes, and where to start this 1950s California cozy mystery series.

Last updated: July 4, 2026

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Rosa Reed books in publication order

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10 books

1

Murder and Rock 'n Roll

by Lee Strauss

2020

At a 1956 rock and roll concert headlined by a young Elvis Presley, a press photographer is found dead onstage. Rosa is drawn back into investigation and back beside Miguel at the worst possible time.

2

Murder at High Tide

by Lee Strauss

2020

In 1956, Rosa Reed escapes London for Santa Bonita, California, only to find a body floating ashore at her aunt's charity event. Solving it means working again with former flame Detective Miguel Belmonte.

3

Murder at the Bomb Shelter

by Lee Strauss

2020

Cold War nerves and postwar secrets add extra tension to this Rosa Reed mystery. What looks like ordinary mid-century life starts to feel much darker once a death points toward foul play.

4

Murder at the Races

by Lee Strauss

2020

Rosa heads into a world of spectators, money, and nerves in this racetrack mystery. The pace is lively, but the clues are slippery, and someone in the crowd has far more to lose than they admit.

5

Murder on Location

by Lee Strauss

2020

A film setting gives Rosa Reed one of her most theatrical cases yet. Behind the cameras and curated glamour, a real crime demands the kind of sharp eye Rosa cannot help bringing to the scene.

6

Murder on the Boardwalk

by Lee Strauss

2020

Rosa's second California case takes her into the bright, busy world of the boardwalk, where fun and danger sit side by side. The seaside glamour cannot hide what someone is prepared to kill for.

7

Murder at the Dude Ranch

by Lee Strauss

2021

Rosa hopes for a restful weekend at the Black Stallion Dude Ranch, but a horse returns without its rider and foul play soon follows. Clearing her cousin's name means riding straight into another tangled case.

8

Murder in London

by Lee Strauss

2021

Rosa returns to London in a case that ties her California life back to the city she left behind. The old setting sharpens the emotional stakes while the mystery keeps turning tighter.

9

Murder at the Fiesta

by Lee Strauss

2022

A festive celebration in California becomes Rosa Reed's next crime scene. Bright color and community spirit only make the darker motives underneath more surprising.

10

Murder at the Weddings

by Lee Strauss

2022

Weddings should promise joy, not murder, but Rosa Reed knows celebrations can hide plenty of tension. This case mixes family emotion, public festivity, and a crime no one wants attached to the happy day.

Rosa Reed books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Murder at High Tide"

    Murder at High Tide

    by Lee Strauss

    2020Rosa Reed, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Murder on the Boardwalk"

    Murder on the Boardwalk

    by Lee Strauss

    2020Rosa Reed, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Murder at the Bomb Shelter"

    Murder at the Bomb Shelter

    by Lee Strauss

    2020Rosa Reed, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Murder at the Races"

    Murder at the Races

    by Lee Strauss

    2020Rosa Reed, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Murder on Location"

    Murder on Location

    by Lee Strauss

    2020Rosa Reed, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Murder and Rock 'n Roll"

    Murder and Rock 'n Roll

    by Lee Strauss

    2020Rosa Reed, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Murder at the Dude Ranch"

    Murder at the Dude Ranch

    by Lee Strauss

    2021Rosa Reed, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Murder in London"

    Murder in London

    by Lee Strauss

    2021Rosa Reed, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Murder at the Fiesta"

    Murder at the Fiesta

    by Lee Strauss

    2022Rosa Reed, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Murder at the Weddings"

    Murder at the Weddings

    by Lee Strauss

    2022Rosa Reed, Book 10

Series background & context

The Rosa Reed mysteries pick up the wider Ginger Gold world and move it forward a generation. Rosa is Ginger's daughter, and she carries some of her mother's instinct for trouble, but the series has its own feel from the start.

The time is the 1950s. The place is California.

Rosa leaves London behind and lands in sunny Santa Bonita, where beaches, boardwalks, dude ranches, concerts, film locations, and family gatherings all have a bad habit of turning into crime scenes. On paper, the shift should make everything brighter and easier. In practice, it just changes the scenery around the danger.

Rosa is especially fun as a lead because she comes with experience. She is a former Woman Police Constable from London, so she is not guessing her way through investigations. She notices things, follows through, and knows how quickly a death can be waved away when it would be more convenient for everyone not to ask questions.

Detective Miguel Belmonte is a key part of the ongoing pull, bringing both investigative friction and romantic history. Rosa's tabby cat Diego adds some warmth and personality, and the postwar setting gives the books a slightly different social texture from Ginger's 1920s world. The cases still feel cozy, but they carry hints of Cold War nerves, suburban polish, and changing modern life.

If Ginger Gold is about elegant London intrigue, Rosa Reed is about sunshine with shadows underneath. It is still clean, character-driven mystery, just with palm trees, mid-century style, and a heroine building a future on a new coast.

This page is the right next move for readers who want a connected spin-off without repeating the same era or atmosphere.

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